This varies a great deal on the type of practice and the level of the particular doctor. Overall, if we talk about clinical doctors (as opposed to pure science basic research doctors, or doctors in the corporate world), we can classify them into institution based doctors and doctors who are out in private practice. read more
Some doctors have very little free time or vacation time and therefore cannot travel at all. This varies widely, however; there are doctors who travel for work and get paid to see exciting places. If you are looking for a position that lends itself to travel, consider locum tenens and consider a job with shift work such as Emergency. read more